Water-heater.



J5. P. REINECKE.

WATER HEATER APPLICATION FILED SHPT.Z,1911. 1,063,733, Patented June 3,1913.

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Patented .l'une 3, 1913.

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MQW @n J. P. REINBGKE WATER HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1911,

Patented June 3, 1913.

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lichter imdlookmg in' the A tl'iepurpose'to be' y burr'rer provided :1ttlie' 'bottor'nofgthe isuppor ed by nenejof l being. secured to the casing l 1n any-i' suitable in alnner. fVtliinj thecasingQ-s anjjonei" jacket which is secured at' the upper 'end' of the saine to a supporting plate 4l und ai its lower end iseecured to likeplat'ez and l Patentedune'glg;i' z y 1Appiciion'fueeseptember V2,1911. seriellen.647,345.v Y l to the flanged portion G 'of' the, niet-a1: casing-l 1.'V Attvhe upper end of the -caSing-1-isxnj cover-7, indsaid cover has ln hollow ulterior 8 which is adapt-ed to communie/ate with thel uid chamber 9, wluch is formed betweenztlie' inner jcket; 3 :rnd an outer jacket. l), said- .last named Jacket being Secured tsupp'er, .Send tothe plate land at its lower end Eto' 1the plate- 5. 1

W'lthin. the entirely around the combustion chamber-'11 formed -b'y the inner jacket B-,efnd spaced equallyarou-nd the seme is' :i series u'flue tubes orpipes 12, and s-aidtubes are-'adapte ed to extend between the plat-ese' and 5 and' uresedured thereto by means of the tube fais-V teningr-deviee4 13. A bushing 14'isSc`reWed into tlie plate 4 or 5, and such'bushing isprovded with a tapered shoulder lagainst which the flared end 16 of thetube 12"is. Another bushing-17 thenv screwed into :said first named bl-ishing and: bears' against the Hare-d end' 16 off-the pipe ll'iy its'tayjiered end '18 linA ordento' 'insure' e perfect joint and to prevent any In'oife'nient` A or Slipping' of Said tubes due' lto ilie expansion oreonractiou of the merel Tn vthe center' of the combustion clizirn'ne'x" llfrrnd Supported therein hy menus' rif-'the ofk non-expanding' nielnl'. 'and 'extends' -u'p'i wardthroughgjnn opening '211in the cover' T, rhrongli vh'i ch iii whil` "rover 22 of insulri'ring' material is` placed 'uround'eaid rod ro pretecrit f'ronillre lie-art' frfouisfiid eoinbustion cliairiber.""'ll`ie to1'j'of"f l ie rod 2O if; tapered; 'to-a lp'oi'nt"i':'or" hereinifl'er described.v Al

' 'upperfiie'eofftlie sume, undbeul'i'"openingsV interior ZSiirfl burner.v Into each :tli'

vith' nthej" coincident with the plete `Tlie burne'rl sind Aljotloin 2% is adapted to beswungdownby means of a swivel joint. 28 at (me Sid'gof 'the Same, and the other side of said burner and bottom is secured in its upright position by means of a check or latch 29.

i The outer jacket 10 is adapted to form a passageway 30 between the same and t-he casing l, and said passageway. extends entirely around within said casing and communicates with the tubes 12by a passage- .way 31 below the same and formed by the Banged portion 6 of the metal casing 1 and the lower end of the inner jacket 3 so that the products of combustion may pass from the combustion chamber 1l( and downward through the tubes 12, thence through the passageway 31 and upward through the passageway 30, at the upper end of which is a flue connection 32 for carrying away such waste products of combustion. Within the passageway 31 formed by the flanged p ltion 6 of the casing l and extending up;A wldlfrom said flanged portion 'is a deftle tor 3 which is adapted to shield a cheek- 1 in said casing, as hereinafter described.

At. the top of the cover 7 and at a point near the cculclf ofthe same is an outlet-opens ing 3.3 into which a pipe 34 is fitted for drawing fluid from the fluid chamber 9 and through the hollow interior 8 of said cover. The top of the cover 7 `is also provided with a post 35, which is at a point substantially near-the opening 21 in said cover, and said post has a fulcruni 36 thereon for the purpose of pivoting an arm 37 thereon, while said arm also extends over the pointed upper end of the rod 20 and beyond vthe saine,

and engages by its free end 38 .Withan arm- 39 which is pivoted .in a fulcr'um 40 on thev top of the cover 7. A set screw 38" is fixed in the end of the arm 39 and is adapted t0 bear by the screw end of the same with the free end 38 of the arm 37 for the purpose of regulatingthe distance bet-Ween said arr-ns, thereby regulating the temperature of the' water. The arm 39 extends 'beyond the outer casing` 1 of the heater and connects with a valve, as hereinafter described and forming the subject matter of a co-pending applica?A tion tiled June 6, 1912, Serial No. 701,981`

Above the casing 1 is a fluid valve casing 41"\,\vhich is adapted to be connected to the water supply pipe 4l Vby its supply opening 42, and said casing has an inverted plunger'43 within the same, said plunger operating between the walls 44 of said casing, while. the side walls 45 of said plunger are provided with ports 46 therein and have aV packing ring 47 below 5110,11

i ports for preventing the binding ofl the walls 44 and the walls 45 Aof said plunger.

The bottom of the `plunger 43 is coveredv with a sheet of wire gauze 43 to prevent any dirt or foreign substance from passing through the valve casing-41 and into the.

heater. The casing 41 is also provided with an enlarged chamber 48 above theplunger .operation of the ,Huid valve 41 ,saine` 'me-nt is limited by the i The fluid lingto tho outlet port 50 ofthe valve casing fpasses downward along the side of the 'casing' 1. of the heater and connects with the with water or other Adow-nwzu-d on said swivel joint.

pointl previous to metal of saidV 43, and connecting with said chamber is a passageway 49, which connects With'the out-- .letl port 50.

At the bottom ofthe plunger` 43 and at-the center of the same is a rod 5l which extends downward through the valve casing 41 and through the ordinary-stuffing box 52, and enters a fuel valve casing 53 through another stutiing box 54 at the top of the Same. The valve casing 53 is, provided with an outlet port through which the fuel is adapted to enter the heater by means of th-supply pipe 56 secured there-in, and a valve 57 is Secured to the end ofi-the rod 5l extending downward from the valve 'casing 41 and is adapted to open and close the port 58 Vwithin the inner wall 63 of the casing 58 `bythe above -the The outlet port communicates with a chamber 59 in which the valve 57 is adapted to operate, and a spiral spring 60 paced around the rod 51 and its moveupper part of" the 57. valve casing 53 is an inlet port easing 53 and the valve Side of the 61, and such port communicates with a chamber (l2 which is-below from the chamber 59 by the while. a rod G4 enters said below and through the valve and separated inner wall 63, chamber from casing 53 and a' stuffing box G5, and is secured at its lower end to the arm 39, while the upper end of the same carries a valve 66 which is adapted to control the opening orport 58, as herein# after explained. Around the rod`64 and within the valve casing 53 is a spiral spring` 67 Which S ildapfed t0. rest between the lower wall of said casing 'and the valve 57 to hold said valve in its raised position.

supply pipe 41 after connectfluid chamber 9 in order to supply the same fluid to be heated, while the fue-1 supply pipe 5G after leaving the valve casing 5,3 passesdownward along the side of the casing 1 ln'a manner similar to the fluid supply pip'e- 41 and connects with the swivel joint 28 -so,that the fuel passingthrough the supply pipe 56 may enter the hollow interior 26 of' the burner 33, and thev fludonnection -will thus remain intact when said burner is swung Connectsupply pipe56 and at a the position of the valve casing 53 is a pilot` supply pipev 68 which communicates -With said fuelv suppl1 pipe and is of al muchsmaller diameter thanthe' Same.

ing with the fuel At the, other The operation of my improved instantaneous .water heater ,is as follows :-When water is drawn from 4the'heater throughthe -plwpeV 34 `the pressure-of the water supply in the away freni/the, pnrtt, as hel-eintritt v :mist theA plunger 43 in the g 41, `ad raisesjthe saine, so that. pf :A through the ports 46 und he'hainb" Stand downward through theptisisa e'vvay"y and' the port 50 and throught iei`pipe'41 to the tiuid chamber 9 of -the heater. As the plunger 43 in the VaIVec'aSing '4l vraises by the pressure of the veafter;y the rod 51' connecting with thcfbottoin ol t'helfane will he 'likewise raised7 and the Valve se; l 'o the lower end of Said rod will "thus-5 he l to open the port 53% below the saine 'anda'tnusv allow for the passage of the ubltlu'oii'gh such port, sint-,e the normai position if themlie 66 on the rod S es ilaiiietl. wh'en the valve 57 is thusy raieed from the port 58 in the inner wall (33 of the valve casingi, the fuel entering through thel`po`rt '.611 from the fuel supply pipo 5G, paSSee inttrthe chamber (l2, and thence through the port 58 and into the Chamber 59 burner.

and outtliif'ough the port and downward through the pipe 5G and enters the hollow interior 2G ot' the burner 23 through the Swivel joint QS connecting said pipe and rlhe fuel then passes upward through the openings "5 and the burner tips or nipples 2T and is ignited upon issuing Afrom the top 'of the same by means of the pilot light which is kept burning constantly. The' products of combustion of the fuel pans intothecoinbuetifn chamber 11 and thence downward 'through the tubes 12 within the fiuid Chamber il. and then through the pass'agew-.iy Bland into the chamber 80, and i5 then enhausterl `into the chimneyy or tlue throng nlheflifr ronnection 3:2 conununicat ing wilhthey top of said chamber. he productie of combustion after passing downVv ward throh'gh the tubes; li) and into thc pas sagewlill 'will .strike against the dclierting' plate ill and thm pare; into the chamber 30 witl'iout poln'ing through the Check l in the atfthe'top of thc combustion chamber are inl a yheatedrendition and when pneeing downY ward thrt'iugh the tulles l2 will. become Qrad u'a'llfyv coolcdb)77 ity Contact with the i| ,una of siiltu'bes," the"outsideel of which :are surrounded with the water, and an the hot walte"" rises on accoiuit of ite; beine lighter than y cold water ifhich is admitted at thc hotteih oiihelieater, the pro-ilufte; ot conduis tion iiiill becomeroolcr ae the;7 near the bittoin diwhid tuhr. Thi4 will aid the erculatingyhl Suid produit.A of roinlulxtion ae the I"will tend to rai-;e the saine, up jcliainbertl and to the tluc cont erf 1 neet lovw cooler gigi ward ,in

will prevent excessivedmtin raisingof the products of combustion to the liuc Connection 32. As the Water is drawn from the heaterthrough the pipe 34 the fuel enterin the combustion eh amber l1 and being ignite which is in the fluid chamber 9, and such heated water neing' of a lesser specific grayity than the unheated water entering the said fluid chamber by means of the suppl interior of the cover 7. and thusk pass bythe pilot light therein heats the water through the opening 33 and into the pipe 34 above the same. lfhe heat from the combuetionl of the fuel in the combuetion,chamber and through the tubes l2 and chamber 3) will cause such parteto expand so that the heater body will be extended upward a slight" amount when the parte becoifneheated there by. Since 'the rnd 20 is ot' n non-expanding metal and is covered with the insulating cover to protect it frun the heatY in said combustion chamber, such rod will not be affected by the heat from said chamber but will retain its ordinary length at. all times.

Y l5 pipe, 41', will rise and pass into the hollow upon the arm 39 will be releaeed and the i spring 6T will raise the rod (34 and valve G6, no that such valve will close the port 58, and lthus shut oil' the flow ottucl through the valve easing 58 and the pipe 56 and into the burner 235. The easing l on expanding will lowly close the port 58, as described. no that when the fluid being drawn from the heater is gradually getting warmer the valve (3G 'will be slowly rising and reducing the How nt' iuel through said port. ln this manner the heater will have a perfect regulation so that ae thc fluid becomes warmer the supply of luel for coinhuetion heroines lmallen while as the water or other4 Fluid becomes eooler the casing l will contrari' and thug open the port 5S by means ofthe fulcriuu 36, which will tilt the arm il?. thereby raieing the free end 3S thereof find drawingr down the free end 39 ot' the arm 39. which will place tension' on the Siu-ing tl? `in the valve caeing and thus draw the rod it and valve 66 downward to open Said port..V The post 35 on the cover 7 :listing as a Fulcrum for the arln CY' and the fulcrzun l0 carrying the anni 29. will act an ahiultiplicr for tlu regulatinn at the i'ree end 139 of the arm :lf2 in that hen thc .heater Contract4 both the post 255 and fulrruin l() will drop dowmmrd on account of both being fixed to thc saine www funding metal and retains original tht the free und 35) of the :win 3f) will be Ils lig

T. and as the 'rod E30 is ot' a non-exwould if a single arm and fnlcrnm were used. i

It. will be readily seen thaty with in v improved form of instantaneous water heater the arrangement of the parts and system of the same is such that both the cool water and cool eases are in the bottom of said heater while the heated products of combustion and heatedv water lare at the top of the same. The :ulvantage derived from this is that the natural tendency of both heated water and gai-'es is to rise, and the operation of the heater will be'lnore eiicient thereby.

in the water and fuel valves of my improv( d heater. such valves being;` of the form shown will insure a perfect und even flow.

of both fuel and water`r and will be absolutely safe and not likely to get out of order o readily as the separate valves depending' tot' their operation on external mechanism. The method of holdingr the tubes l2 i-iI the plates -l and 5 will prevent the same from becoming loose by the contracting and evpanding of the metal, and will insure a pci'- feci: ioint at jall times.

vihat I claim as my invention and desire to sicure by Letters Patent is l, A water heater comprisingr a thermost atic casing, an annular water chamber hava combustion chamber formed therein, a burner in said combustion chamber, means for causing the products of combustion to pr s through said water chamber and thenf'c in eontact with said casing. and means for cm'ztrolling the flow of fuel to sai-l burner and under control of said casing.

EL A water heater comprising;l a thermostatic casing, an annular water chamber having a combustion chamber formed therein, a ln'rner in said combustion chamber` tubes yfor causing the products of combustion to pz "from said combustion chamber through said water chamber and thence in Contact with said casing', and means for controlling; the flow of fuel to said burner and under control of said casing.

il. water heater comprising'a thermostatic casiingr having' a water chamber therein, a burner in `said casing'. a water valve connected to said chamber, a normally closed fuel valve operated by said water valve and adapted to supply fuel to said burner, means for causing the products of combustion to pass through said water chamber and thence in contact with said casing`v and means connected to said fuel valve for regulating the admission of fuel to said burner to correspond to the variations of the ten'rpcrature in said. casing.

4. A water heater comprising a thermostatic casing having a water chamber therein, a burner in said casing, a water actuated valve connected to said chamber, a normally closed fuel valve operated by said water valve and adapted to supply fuel. to Said burner, means for causing the products of combustion to pass "through said water chamber and thence in contact with said casino', means connected to said fuel valve and supported b v said casing, and means engaging' with said irst named means for regulating' the admission of fuel to said burner A to correspond to the variations of the beinperaturc in said casing.

ik water heater comprising a thermoystatic casing' having a water chamber therein. a burner in said casing, a water actuated valve connected to said chamber, a normalljvv closed fuel valve operated by said water valve and adapted to supply fuel .'o said burner, means for causing' the products of combustion to pass through said water chamber and thence in contact' with said casing, levers connected to said fuel valve and supil'iorted by said casing, and means engaging; with said levers for regulating' the admission of ,fuel to said burner to corre- Lpond to the variations of temperature in rsaid casing. u

(i. A water heater comprising a thermostatic casing having a water chamber therein` a burner in said casing', a water actuated alve connected to said chamber, a normally closed fuel valve operated by said water valve and adapted to supplvfuel to said burner, means for causing the products of combustion to pass through said water chamber and thence in contactwith said casina', a lever connected to said fuel valve and supported by said casing, a lever adapted to engage with said first named lever and supported by said casing, and means en- ;.rfacj'ng with said last named lever for regulatiner the admission of fuel to said burnerl i to correspond to the variations of temperature in said casing.

7. A water heater comprising a thermostatic casing having' a waterchambcr therein. a burner in` said casing, a Water actuated valve connected to said chamber, a normally closed` fuel valve operated by said water valve and adapted to supply fuel to said burner, a lever connected to said fuel valve and supported by said casing, a lever adapted to eng-age with said rst named lever and supported by said casing, and a non-expandingr rod engaging with said last named lever for regulating the admission of fuel to said burner to correspond to the variations of temperature in Said casing.

In testimony whereof, I, the said J OHN P lnrnncnn, have hereunto' set my hand.

i JOHNP. REINECKE. lV'itnesses:

O. L. THOMPSON, T. B. HUMPHRIES. 

